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Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2020

    Yahoo notifies users about claims under proposed data-breach class-action settlement

    Settlement

    Yahoo was notifying eligible users that they could submit claims for credit monitoring or cash compensation under a proposed class-action settlement covering several data-breach and hacking incidents from 2012 to 2016. The article describes the settlement as proposed, not completed.

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    • 日前该公司正在通知用户，他们现在可以提交信用监控或现金补偿的索赔，作为提议类别的一部分诉讼和解。
    • 除了2013年的数据泄露事件影响了30亿雅虎用户外，这项拟议的集体诉讼还涵盖了2014年的“国家支持”的黑客入侵事件
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  2. 2016

    Investor and consumer litigation related to data breaches

    The breach disclosures triggered shareholder actions, consumer class actions, regulatory scrutiny, and settlement proceedings. The controversies also affected Verizon's acquisition negotiations and contributed to a reduction in the consideration paid for Yahoo's operating business.

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  3. 2014

    2014 Yahoo data breach and delayed disclosure

    A separate late-2014 intrusion compromised information associated with at least 500 million user accounts. Yahoo publicly disclosed the incident in 2016. The SEC later alleged that Yahoo failed to properly assess and disclose the breach to investors, leading to a $35 million settlement with Altaba in 2018.

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  4. 2013

    2013 Yahoo data breach

    Attackers gained access to Yahoo's user database in August 2013. Yahoo initially reported that more than one billion accounts were affected, but later concluded that the incident affected all approximately three billion accounts existing at the time. The incident became one of the largest known data breaches and generated extensive consumer and investor litigation.

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